Toronto police say the body of a 14-year-old boy was recovered after a several hours of search and rescue in the water at Ashbridges Bay Park. Insp. Dusan Pravica said on Monday afternoon that the boy was found not too far from where he was last seen going into the water.Crews were called to the
The first instalment of the 2024 Canada carbon rebate will be delivered to some Canadians on Monday as long as they filed their taxes by the middle of March. Canadians living in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and all four Atlantic provinces will receive the first of four instalments on Monday if they filed their 2023
Canada’s health minister met with dentists on Thursday to address concerns about the Canadian Dental Care Plan as the Alberta Dental Association questioned whether enough dentists will sign up to deliver care when the plan starts for seniors in May. Eligible seniors will be able to access oral health-care treatment through the plan (CDCP) as early
Between mid-December and the end of March, police inspected about 400 shipping containers at the Port of Montreal and found nearly 600 stolen vehicles, most of them from the Toronto area. The operation showed how Canada’s second-largest port has become a key transport hub for stolen vehicle exports. Police say that’s because of the port’s
A Canadian man who suffered a medical emergency in Costa Rica is stuck waiting in a hospital after his family was told no hospitals in Ontario are able to admit him due to a lack of available beds. Grant Rice of Calabogie, Ont., located west of Ottawa, was spending his winter in Costa Rica, with
As the Greater Toronto Area confronts an auto theft crisis, some residents are considering bold – or arguably radical – action. Kamran Hussain, who moved to Canada from India on an international student visa in 2017 and has completed the arduous process of becoming a permanent resident, said he has thought about leaving the country
Canadian homes will be nearly 10 per cent more expensive at the end of 2024 than they were the year before, according to a new report. On Friday realty firm Royal LePage released an updated forecast predicting that aggregate Canadian home prices will rise nine per cent in the fourth quarter of this year compared
Déborah De Braekeleer knew she would have to face her fear of bugs when she volunteered to be marooned on a remote island in the Philippines. But perhaps her greatest challenge awaited her when she returned home to Quebec. The 39-year-old elementary school teacher is one of 20 cast members on the second season of
The mayor of Niagara Falls, Ont. says even though Monday’s solar eclipse produced the largest outdoor crowd the city has ever seen, he believes it could have been larger if not for a regional state of emergency declaration. Jim Diodati characterized the event as “incredible and outstanding” with an estimated 200,000 descending on the city
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Do you own or have you ever owned an iPhone 6 or 7? You might be eligible for a payout from Apple under a Canada-wide class-action settlement worth up to $14.4 million. The class-action settlement with Apple was approved by the British Columbia Supreme Court last month